History
Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1973. [3] By 2009 they had built more than 400 ships. [4] In 2009 JSSC received orders for more than twenty ships between 500-tons and 2,000-tons from the Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) (CGA). [5] In 2015 JSSC launched two 3,000-ton patrol ships for the CGA,the Yilan (CG 128) and Kaohsiung (CG 129). [6] JSSC is participating in the development of a Taiwanese domestic AUV. [7]
They have delivered Taiwan's first locally designed and built drilling vessel. The Polaris Australis was delivered to Dragon Prince Hydro-Survey Enterprise Co and Dragon Prince in 2017. She has been chartered by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to install underwater power cables for their offshore wind farms. [8]
In 2019 Jong Shyn began the construction on the first of twelve 600-ton catamaran patrol vessels ordered by the Coast Guard Administration. Known as the Anping-class offshore patrol vessel the patrol vessels are based on the 567-ton Tuo Chiang-class corvette. [9] The contract to build the 12 600-ton patrol vessels and 52 35-ton patrol vessels for the CGA was worth NTD 17b (USD ~550m). [10] The first 600-ton patrol vessel and first two 35-ton patrol vessels were launched in December 2019. [11]
In 2023 Jong Shyn won a Taiwanese military contract to build two prototype light frigates,one specialized for anti-air warfare and one specialized for anti-submarine warfare. [12]
In July 2025 China placed Jong Shyn on an export control list due to its work for the Taiwanese military. [13] [14]
Jade Yachts
Jade Yachts is a JSSC subsidiary founded in 2004 to build steel and aluminum yachts for the domestic and international market. [15]
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